It is against the law for your employer to discriminate against, victimise or harass you because of your sexual orientation, or your perceived sexual orientation.
Protection against discrimination starts when you apply for a job and continues through your employment. Discrimination protection covers recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, pay, status, training, promotion, redundancy and dismissal.
If you are a same-sex couple in a civil partnership you are entitled to the same benefits as a married person if the benefits have been in place since 5 December 2005.
You may work with a colleague who has strong views on your sexual orientation because of their religion. However, this does not mean they can bully or harass you. In the workplace, everyone has the right to be treated with respect, no matter their sexual orientation.
Some employers ask for details of the sexual orientation of employees, either for monitoring purposes or as part of an equal opportunities questionnaire.You d ofon't have to give this information. We also represent clients who have been subjected to other discrimination including;
- Sex discrimination and equal pay
- Racial discrimination
- Disability discrimination
- Age discrimination
- Religion or belief discrimination
Contact our Sexual Orientation Discrimination Solicitors
For specialist legal advice about a possible compensation claim for sexual orientation discrimination, contact our solicitors in our Salisbury, Andover, Verwood or Warminster offices today. We represent clients throughout Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset in disability discrimination cases including Sherborne, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Frome, Bournemouth, Poole, Ferndown, Wimbourne, Winchester, Westbury and Warminster.
